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Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It; Signed by author and inscribed to Ruth Ginsburg
WILLIAMS, Joan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
First Oxford University printing of this insightful analysis about gender inequalities. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Justice Ginsburg, From someone who is copying on your tradition (I hope!) Jen Williams May 2002." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. Popularly dubbed “the Notorious R.B.G.” (a play on the name of famed 90s…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 149109
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From the Library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Christine Stansell's City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860; Inscribed by Stansell to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
STANSELL, Christine; [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987.
Early printing of this historical analysis of the laboring women of New York. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Christine Stansell on the half-title page, "To Justice Ginsburg From the Class of New Magistrate Judges 2018. With gratitude For your warm welcome to the Federal Judiciary." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. Popularly dubbed “the Notorious R.B.G.” (a play on the…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 146930
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Rare eighteenth century collection of the Tragedies and Comedies of the great English Playwrights including William Shakespeare and John Dryden
SHAKESPEARE, William; John Dryden; William Congreve; et al.
Tragedies and Comedies of the Great English Playwrights.
London: Various Publishers, c.1730-1760.
Finely bound sammelband collection of comedies and tragedies by early English playwrights including William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and William Congreve. Octavo, 43 volumes bound into 7 in half contemporary calf over marbled boards with burgundy morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, numerous engraved frontispieces, headpieces, tailpieces and illustrations. In very good condition. A very unique collection.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 137210
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First Edition of Dorothy Hartley's Food In England; Lengthily Signed by Her
HARTLEY, Dorothy.
Food In England.
London: Macdonald, 1954.
First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley's own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "D. Hartley. the author- with remembrances of our meetings-at the National!" Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Exceptionally rare signed, we trace no other examples.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 131335
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more": THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN; Finely Bound
AUSTEN, Jane.
The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12.
The Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and The Watstons. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 142080
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more": THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN; Finely Bound
AUSTEN, Jane.
The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].
London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1925.
The works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels, wonderfully illustrated with color plates. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in half morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with color plates. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and The Watstons. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 133258
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Scarce first edition of Millicent Garrett Fawcett's Political Economy For Beginners
FAWCETT, Millicent Garrett.
Political Economy For Beginners.
London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1870.
Scarce first edition of Millicent Fawcett's immensely successful work on political economy, published the year before she helped found Newnham College for women at Cambridge in 1871. Octavo, original cloth, publisher's advertisements at rear. English politician, writer and feminist Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) from 1897 to 1919. In 2018, a century after the Representation of the People Act, she was the first woman honored with a statue in Parliament Square, at the unveiling of which UK Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged, "I would not be standing here…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 134388
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First edition of Jean Cassou's Picasso; boldly signed by Pablo Picasso
[PABLO PICASSO] CASSOU, Jean. Translated from the French by Mary Chamot.
Picasso.
London: The Hyperion Press, 1940.
First edition of Cassou's in-depth study of the famed artist, published in the year Paris came under Nazi occupation and Picasso ceased exhibiting and one of the earlier collections published in the English language. Quarto, original publisher's half cloth over pebbled boards titled in gilt, illustrated with tipped-in color plates, black and white photogravures, and numerous in-text illustrations. Boldly signed by Pablo Picasso on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A beautiful example, rare signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 146961
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“Experience teaches us in a millennium what passion teaches us in an hour": Rare First Edition of Olive Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm; From the library of Sir Lionel Phillips
SCHREINER, Olive [as Ralph Iron].
The Story of an African Farm: A Novel.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1883.
First edition of this highspot of African literature. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters contemporary morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Published under the pseudonym 'Ralph Iron', the entire printing of this first edition has been estimated to be about 300 copies and most were destined to libraries. From the library of British-born South African financier, mining magnate and politician Sir Lionel Phillips with his bookplates to the pastedowns. Lionel and Florence Phillips left South Africa a major legacy through their art collections.…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 118143
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“No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from": Rare first edition of George Eliot's Daniel Deronda
ELIOT, George.
Daniel Deronda.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876.
First edition in the publisher's cloth of Eliot’s final and most controversial work, which essentially predicts the foundation of Israel. Octavo, eight volumes in the rare original publisher's cloth, with the half-titles and errata slip to vol. 3. In good condition, stamps. Exceedingly rare in the publisher's cloth issue with only one other example traced in auction records.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 137114
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“Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!": The Thornton Edition of the Novels of The Sisters Bronte; including Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
BRONTE, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott.
Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905.
The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait to each volume. Edited by Temple Scott. A very attractive set.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 147601
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"she wants life to be easy and full of pleasant reminisces": First Edition of Zelda Fitzgerald's Save Me the Waltz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, Zelda.
Save Me The Waltz.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932.
First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips, tears and repairs to the spine. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131401
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas; Signed by Her
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by Gertrude Stein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are uncommon.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 98248
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed By One of the Founders of Modern Political Zionism Theodor Herzl
HERZL, Theodor.
Theodor Herzl Autograph Letter Signed.
Vienna: March 10, 1902.
Rare autograph letter signed by one of the founders of modern political Zionism. Octavo, one page on Herzl's personal stationary, the letter reads in full (translated), "Since our children's current teacher told us that it was difficult for him to find a replacement in the middle of the school year, we have decided to keep him until the exam. For next year, however, we want to entrust our children's lessons to you and will allow ourselves to inform you in good time." In very good condition with toning, splitting along the mail folds, a small loss and cello tape evidence…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 147485
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features supermodel Mariacarla Boscono wearing Givenchy by Tischi at the Musee Bourdelle. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 95324
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more": THE Winchester Edition of the Novels OF JANE AUSTEN; Finely Bound
AUSTEN, Jane.
The Novels of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].
London: Grant Richards, 1898.
The Winchester edition of the novels of Jane Austen containing each of her major works. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Austen to the first volume, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 141674
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"She knows everything about the plaza": First editions of the first three books in Kay Thompson's Eloise series; each volume inscribed by illustrator Hilary Knight
THOMPSON, Kay. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown ups, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmastime.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955-1958.
First editions of the first three books in Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise series. Quartos, 3 volumes, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Each volume lengthily inscribed by illustrator Hilary Knight, "for Henry with all the best from Hilary Knight and ME, ELOISE Dec 15 2007" on the front free endpaper of Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown ups; "for Henry from Hilary Knight Dec 15 '07" on the verso of the front free endpaper of Eloise in Paris; and "for Henry! from Hilary Knight and ME, ELOISE!" on the front free endpaper of Eloise at Christmastime. Each volume is near fine in a very good dust jacket…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 92481
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ROYAL 1961 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARD; SIGNED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH, Queen and Prince Philip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1961 Christmas Card.
1961.
Royal 1961 Christmas and New Year Card featuring an color plate of Peter Paul Rubens' The Holy Family with Saint Francis from the Royal Collection. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1963" and "Philip." In near fine condition. The card measures 8.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 137892